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Poo Coffee Follow-up

This morning, I brewed and served the Kopi Luwak to RiffTrax and Legend staff. Some actual quotes from those brave enough to drink it:

“That was some good s**t!”

“…Smoother than the poop it was pulled from.”

“A unique aroma and a rich, earthy flavor make this a coffee I’m not quite sure I’d ever want to drink again.”

“Solid.”

For my part I thought it was the best animal excreta I’ve ever tasted, and a pretty decent cup of coffee. Like a Sumatra, only less funky. (A coffee geek explanation of why Sumatra coffee is funky after the jump.)

Glad you joined me for this coffee geek out: Sumatran coffees are funky due to the lower altitude growing region, the distinct strain of Arabica, and, probably most importantly, they are generally dry-processed. That is, the fruit of the coffee cherry is dried before being removed, as opposed to the wet processing method where the cherry is either fermented in water and removed, or scrubbed off by machine and rinsed.

Now, on to the serious question of just what in the heck is wrong with Carrot Top’s face?

Anyone have any idea? Is he actually a zombie clown? Is it Lucille Ball? Is his eye liner clashing with his hair?

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Carrot top has really nice hair- I’m totally jealous. Why do guys have such nice hair?
Part of his problem is that he has OVERplucked his eyebrows- they need to be closer to his nose.
Also? You can keep you poop coffee, I’ll stick to my nice safe evil corporate giant coffee Starbucks.

Thank god for the “Nuke Anything Enhanced” plugin for Firefox. It only took a right click and a left click to purge my vision of the sight of… er… I suppose that was Carrot Top. I’m too busy purging it from my mind’s eye now to be certain.

Hey Court, I’ve been meaning to reply to you for the longest time. Great to see you! Last I remember, you were getting ready to go to your prom and Onil was threatening to run down your date with a steak knife if he got too grabby. Good times!

There’s a coffee roaster next door to where I work, which one might imagine to produce a wonderful array of delectable odors. Unfortunately, when they get roasting, the smell is more like burning popcorn. Hopefully their brew doesn’t taste the same, (unless burnt popcorn is the desired flavour, in which case, they completely nailed it) I haven’t been brave enough to try it.

I’m glad that the poo coffee went over well, one coffee nerd to another. Saddest part is, i knew that stuff about sumatran beans. (thanks starbucks…)
but carrot top? really? his unholy visage will haunt me the rest of my days…like carol channing wasnt enough. BTW, does that coffee log look like a payday bar to anyone else?
That little ‘fellas poo you were drinking may have been used to make the scent in your cologne too…http://www.animalcoffee.com/luwak.php

i had never heard of this kid or his whole bit until this post and…im kinda sorry i did. this kid is pretty sad. i concur with jacob gleason, i fear for our future. i mean really, when i was his age i was into girls…

Carrot Top’s arms seem to be gaining more and more muscle mass by the day. There may be a link between his horrifying visage and the horse testosterone extract that he obviously injects directly into his biceps.

From the site:
“To obtain beans while still in this state they must be collected almost immediately after they are deposited on the forest floor.”

Which brings up entertaining images of workers following around wild animals with a plastic bag, a scoop, and a bowl of bran flakes.

(Although I’m kind of sad actually, because I know for 100% certain that if this coffee really takes off, it’s only a matter of time before the animals are captured, domesticated as far and quickly as possible, then forced to live their whole lives in cramped quarters and unhealthy conditions while their oh-so-valuable excrement is collected for mass-produced poop-coffee. Like all the other animals which we rely upon for foodstuffs….)

They point out “the highlight of the comic’s rider is the prohibition on one particular dessert: “Please No Carrot Cake–It’s Still Not Funny!”. If you pick a stupid comic name, don’t you have to expect the occassional ribbing? I mean, Bill, how many times have you had crows stuffed in your mailbox, and Kevin, who can forget the hoards of gumball machines you’ve received? Even Mike is not immune- how many times have you been teased about being an acoustic to electric transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal?

Mike, if you’re a coffee nut, I recommend trying out the aeropress. Sure it involves pouring scalding hot water into a narrow cylinder while you steady it over your mug with your hands, sure the cup could easily tip over, burning you horribly, and sure you might be doubtful of a coffee maker made by a company previously only known for their toys and various frisbees, but that’s the risk you must take for a really good cup of java.

Disclaimer: Picture actual size, or not actual size depending on screen size and resolution of your monitor. All scalds and any other injuries resulting from trying to use aeropress as a frisbee are not the responsibility of aerobie.

This was just included in a Wall Street Journal review of presses. Their conclusion: good coffee, bad 2nd degree hand burns. (Actually they said it made good coffee, but was overall a scary piece of gear. )

I will, therefore, have one in my house as soon as UPS is able to get it here.